Section

Type: Class
Namespace: craft\models
Inherits: craft\models\Section » craft\base\Model » yii\base\Model (opens new window) » yii\base\Component (opens new window) » yii\base\BaseObject (opens new window)
Implements: ArrayAccess (opens new window), IteratorAggregate (opens new window), yii\base\Arrayable (opens new window), yii\base\Configurable (opens new window), yii\base\StaticInstanceInterface (opens new window)
Uses traits: craft\base\ClonefixTrait, yii\base\ArrayableTrait (opens new window), yii\base\StaticInstanceTrait (opens new window)
Since: 3.0.0

Section model class.

# Public Properties

Property	Description
activeValidators (opens new window)	yii\validators\Validator (opens new window) – The validators applicable to the current scenario (opens new window).
attributes (opens new window)	array (opens new window) – Attribute values (name => value).
behaviors (opens new window)	yii\base\Behavior (opens new window) – List of behaviors attached to this component.
config	array (opens new window)
defaultPlacement	string (opens new window) – Default placement
enableVersioning	boolean (opens new window) – Enable versioning
entryTypes	craft\models\EntryType[] – Entry types
errors (opens new window)	array (opens new window) – Errors for all attributes or the specified attribute.
firstErrors (opens new window)	array (opens new window) – The first errors.
handle	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Handle
hasMultiSiteEntries	boolean (opens new window) – Whether entries in this section support multiple sites
id	integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – ID
iterator (opens new window)	ArrayIterator (opens new window) – An iterator for traversing the items in the list.
maxLevels	integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Max levels
name	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Name
previewTargets	array (opens new window) – Preview targets
propagateEntries	boolean (opens new window) – Propagate entries
propagationMethod	string (opens new window) – Propagation method This will be set to one of the following: - `none` – Only save entries in the site they were created in - `siteGroup` – Save entries to other sites in the same site group - `language` – Save entries to other sites with the same language - `all` – Save entries to all sites enabled for this section
scenario (opens new window)	string (opens new window) – The scenario that this model is in.
siteIds	integer (opens new window)[]
siteSettings	craft\models\Section_SiteSettings[] – Site-specific settings
structureId	integer (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Structure ID
type	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Type
uid	string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – Section's UID
validators (opens new window)	ArrayObject (opens new window), yii\validators\Validator (opens new window) – All the validators declared in the model.

# `config`

Type: array (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.5.0

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# `defaultPlacement`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: self::DEFAULT_PLACEMENT_END
Since: 3.7.0

Default placement

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# `enableVersioning`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: true

Enable versioning

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# `entryTypes`

Type: craft\models\EntryType[]
Default value: null

Entry types

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# `handle`

Type: string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null

Handle

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# `hasMultiSiteEntries`

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: null

Whether entries in this section support multiple sites

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# `id`

Type: integer (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null

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# `maxLevels`

Type: integer (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null

Max levels

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# `name`

Type: string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null

Name

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# `previewTargets`

Type: array (opens new window)
Default value: null

Preview targets

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# `propagateEntries`

DEPRECATED

Deprecated in 3.2.0. Use propagationMethod instead

Type: boolean (opens new window)
Default value: true

Propagate entries

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# `propagationMethod`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: self::PROPAGATION_METHOD_ALL
Since: 3.2.0

Propagation method

This will be set to one of the following:

none – Only save entries in the site they were created in
siteGroup – Save entries to other sites in the same site group
language – Save entries to other sites with the same language
all – Save entries to all sites enabled for this section

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# `siteIds`

Type: integer (opens new window)[]
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `siteSettings`

Type: craft\models\Section_SiteSettings[]
Default value: null

Site-specific settings

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# `structureId`

Type: integer (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null

Structure ID

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# `type`

Type: string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null

Type

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# `uid`

Type: string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
Default value: null

Section's UID

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# Public Methods

Method	Description
__call() (opens new window)	Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone()
__construct() (opens new window)	Constructor.
__get() (opens new window)	Returns the value of a component property.
__isset() (opens new window)	Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
__set() (opens new window)	Sets the value of a component property.
__toString()	Use the translated section name as the string representation.
__unset() (opens new window)	Sets a component property to be null.
activeAttributes() (opens new window)	Returns the attribute names that are subject to validation in the current scenario.
addError() (opens new window)	Adds a new error to the specified attribute.
addErrors() (opens new window)	Adds a list of errors.
addModelErrors()	Adds errors from another model, with a given attribute name prefix.
addSiteSettingsErrors()	Adds site-specific errors to the model.
afterValidate() (opens new window)	This method is invoked after validation ends.
attachBehavior() (opens new window)	Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors() (opens new window)	Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
attributeHints() (opens new window)	Returns the attribute hints.
attributeLabels()	Returns the attribute labels.
attributes() (opens new window)	Returns the list of attribute names.
beforeValidate() (opens new window)	This method is invoked before validation starts.
behaviors()	Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.
canGetProperty() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
className() (opens new window)	Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
clearErrors() (opens new window)	Removes errors for all attributes or a single attribute.
createValidators() (opens new window)	Creates validator objects based on the validation rules specified in rules() (opens new window).
datetimeAttributes()	Returns the names of any attributes that should hold DateTime (opens new window) values.
detachBehavior() (opens new window)	Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors() (opens new window)	Detaches all behaviors from the component.
ensureBehaviors() (opens new window)	Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() (opens new window) are attached to this component.
extraFields() (opens new window)	Returns the list of fields that can be expanded further and returned by toArray() (opens new window).
fields() (opens new window)	Returns the list of fields that should be returned by default by toArray() (opens new window) when no specific fields are specified.
formName() (opens new window)	Returns the form name that this model class should use.
generateAttributeLabel() (opens new window)	Generates a user friendly attribute label based on the give attribute name.
getActiveValidators() (opens new window)	Returns the validators applicable to the current scenario (opens new window).
getAttributeHint() (opens new window)	Returns the text hint for the specified attribute.
getAttributeLabel() (opens new window)	Returns the text label for the specified attribute.
getAttributes() (opens new window)	Returns attribute values.
getBehavior() (opens new window)	Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors() (opens new window)	Returns all behaviors attached to this component.
getConfig()	Returns the section’s config.
getEntryTypes()	Returns the section's entry types.
getError()	Returns the first error of the specified attribute.
getErrorSummary() (opens new window)	Returns the errors for all attributes as a one-dimensional array.
getErrors() (opens new window)	Returns the errors for all attributes or a single attribute.
getFirstError() (opens new window)	Returns the first error of the specified attribute.
getFirstErrors() (opens new window)	Returns the first error of every attribute in the model.
getHasMultiSiteEntries()	Returns whether entries in this section support multiple sites.
getIterator() (opens new window)	Returns an iterator for traversing the attributes in the model.
getScenario() (opens new window)	Returns the scenario that this model is used in.
getSiteIds()	Returns the site IDs that are enabled for the section.
getSiteSettings()	Returns the section's site-specific settings, indexed by site ID.
getValidators() (opens new window)	Returns all the validators declared in rules() (opens new window).
hasErrors()	Returns a value indicating whether there is any validation error.
hasEventHandlers() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.
hasMethod() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.
init()	Initializes the object.
instance() (opens new window)	Returns static class instance, which can be used to obtain meta information.
isAttributeActive() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether the attribute is active in the current scenario.
isAttributeRequired() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether the attribute is required.
isAttributeSafe() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether the attribute is safe for massive assignments.
load() (opens new window)	Populates the model with input data.
loadMultiple() (opens new window)	Populates a set of models with the data from end user.
off() (opens new window)	Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
offsetExists() (opens new window)	Returns whether there is an element at the specified offset.
offsetGet() (opens new window)	Returns the element at the specified offset.
offsetSet() (opens new window)	Sets the element at the specified offset.
offsetUnset() (opens new window)	Sets the element value at the specified offset to null.
on() (opens new window)	Attaches an event handler to an event.
onUnsafeAttribute() (opens new window)	This method is invoked when an unsafe attribute is being massively assigned.
rules()	Returns the validation rules for attributes.
safeAttributes() (opens new window)	Returns the attribute names that are safe to be massively assigned in the current scenario.
scenarios() (opens new window)	Returns a list of scenarios and the corresponding active attributes.
setAttributes() (opens new window)	Sets the attribute values in a massive way.
setEntryTypes()	Sets the section's entry types.
setScenario() (opens new window)	Sets the scenario for the model.
setSiteSettings()	Sets the section's site-specific settings.
toArray() (opens new window)	Converts the model into an array.
trigger() (opens new window)	Triggers an event.
validate() (opens new window)	Performs the data validation.
validateMultiple() (opens new window)	Validates multiple models.
validatePreviewTargets()	Validates the preview targets.
validateSiteSettings()	Validates the site settings.

# `__toString()`

Use the translated section name as the string representation.

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Returns

string (opens new window)

# `addSiteSettingsErrors()`

Adds site-specific errors to the model.

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Arguments

$errors (array (opens new window))
$siteId (integer (opens new window))

# `attributeLabels()`

Returns the attribute labels.

Attribute labels are mainly used for display purpose. For example, given an attribute firstName, we can declare a label First Name which is more user-friendly and can be displayed to end users.

By default an attribute label is generated using generateAttributeLabel() (opens new window). This method allows you to explicitly specify attribute labels.

Note, in order to inherit labels defined in the parent class, a child class needs to merge the parent labels with child labels using functions such as array_merge().

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Returns

array (opens new window) – Attribute labels (name => label)

# `getConfig()`

Since: 3.5.0

Returns the section’s config.

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Returns

array (opens new window)

# `getEntryTypes()`

Returns the section's entry types.

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Returns

craft\models\EntryType[]

# `getHasMultiSiteEntries()`

Since: 3.0.35

Returns whether entries in this section support multiple sites.

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Returns

boolean (opens new window)

# `getSiteIds()`

Returns the site IDs that are enabled for the section.

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Returns

integer (opens new window)[]

# `getSiteSettings()`

Returns the section's site-specific settings, indexed by site ID.

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Returns

craft\models\Section_SiteSettings[]

# `init()`

Initializes the object.

This method is invoked at the end of the constructor after the object is initialized with the given configuration.

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# `setEntryTypes()`

Since: 3.1.0

Sets the section's entry types.

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Arguments

$entryTypes (craft\models\EntryType[])

# `setSiteSettings()`

Sets the section's site-specific settings.

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Arguments

$siteSettings (craft\models\Section_SiteSettings[]) – Array of Section_SiteSettings objects.

# `validatePreviewTargets()`

Validates the preview targets.

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# `validateSiteSettings()`

Validates the site settings.

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# Protected Methods

Method	Description
defineRules()	Returns the validation rules for attributes.
extractFieldsFor() (opens new window)	Extract nested fields from a fields collection for a given root field Nested fields are separated with dots (.). e.g: "item.id" The previous example would extract "id".
extractRootFields() (opens new window)	Extracts the root field names from nested fields.
resolveFields() (opens new window)	Determines which fields can be returned by toArray() (opens new window).

# `defineRules()`

Since: 3.4.0

Returns the validation rules for attributes.

See rules() for details about what should be returned.

Models should override this method instead of rules() so EVENT_DEFINE_RULES handlers can modify the class-defined rules.

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Returns

array (opens new window)

# Constants

Constant	Description
`DEFAULT_PLACEMENT_BEGINNING`
`DEFAULT_PLACEMENT_END`
`PROPAGATION_METHOD_ALL`
`PROPAGATION_METHOD_CUSTOM`
`PROPAGATION_METHOD_LANGUAGE`
`PROPAGATION_METHOD_NONE`
`PROPAGATION_METHOD_SITE_GROUP`
`SCENARIO_DEFAULT`	The name of the default scenario.
`TYPE_CHANNEL`
`TYPE_SINGLE`
`TYPE_STRUCTURE`

← MatrixBlockType Section_SiteSettings →

Section

# Public Properties

# config

# defaultPlacement

# enableVersioning

# entryTypes

# handle

# hasMultiSiteEntries

# id

# maxLevels

# name

# previewTargets

# propagateEntries

# propagationMethod

# siteIds

# siteSettings

# structureId

# type

# uid

# Public Methods

# __toString()

Returns

# addSiteSettingsErrors()

Arguments

# attributeLabels()

Returns

# getConfig()

Returns

# getEntryTypes()

Returns

# getHasMultiSiteEntries()

Returns

# getSiteIds()

Returns

# getSiteSettings()

Returns

# init()

# setEntryTypes()

Arguments

# setSiteSettings()

Arguments

# validatePreviewTargets()

# validateSiteSettings()

# Protected Methods

# defineRules()

Returns

# Constants

# `config`

# `defaultPlacement`

# `enableVersioning`

# `entryTypes`

# `handle`

# `hasMultiSiteEntries`

# `id`

# `maxLevels`

# `name`

# `previewTargets`

# `propagateEntries`

# `propagationMethod`

# `siteIds`

# `siteSettings`

# `structureId`

# `type`

# `uid`

# `__toString()`

# `addSiteSettingsErrors()`

# `attributeLabels()`

# `getConfig()`

# `getEntryTypes()`

# `getHasMultiSiteEntries()`

# `getSiteIds()`

# `getSiteSettings()`

# `init()`

# `setEntryTypes()`

# `setSiteSettings()`

# `validatePreviewTargets()`

# `validateSiteSettings()`

# `defineRules()`